->''"I wonít insult you by trying to stop you with a single finger. No, I wonít even raise any fingers against you. Iíll take your life... using my mind alone."''-->-- '''Gremmy Thoumeaux''', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

So you played the SuperpowerLottery? Well, kid, you just scored the silver medal! This power, based around the user's imagination, allows the user to create anything if (s)he can think of it. It can be anything mundane from table flatware to weapons like rocket launchers and machine guns.

Because of the nature of this trope, there will often be some kind of limitation to the power to prevent it from becoming a StoryBreakerPower. For example, the power has a limited power supply, or the power has the inability to affect certain objects. For example, the rings wielded by the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]] have a limit to how many constructs their rings can make, and they used to have the infamous inability to affect yellow-colored objects (or, in even earlier versions, anything made of wood). People with the Imagination-Based Superpower are vulnerable to doubt; i.e., [[HoistByHisOwnPetard imagining themselves losing]].

A SuperTrope to SpontaneousWeaponCreation. {{Reality Warp|er}}ing tends to be this.

See also SwissArmySuperpower, SemanticSuperpower.----!!Examples

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* It's oddly popular in the SuperRobotGenre for the mecha to run on a green, glowing, extremely powerful energy source that is limited only by the pilot's [[HotBlooded willpower]] and imagination, much like the Green Lantern. The first example being [[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Rays]], then the [[Anime/GaoGaiGar G-Stone]], the [[Anime/KotetsuJeeg Bronze Bell's Power]] and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Spiral Energy]].** ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'''s Lambda Driver is another example of specialized mecha equipment that explicitly runs on the pilot's willpower and imagination. Unfortunately the only person on the good guys' side able to pilot their only Lambda Driver-equipped mech is Sousuke, a [[TheStoic Stoic]] ConsummateProfessional with approximately the imaginative capacity of a cinder block. This situation causes considerable difficulty and frustration for everyone involved until he finally gets some of his issues sorted out at the end of ''The Second Raid.'' (The bad guys, meanwhile, hand out Lambda Drivers like candy to AxCrazy [[PsychoForHire Psychos For Hire]] who have absolutely no difficulty making them run.)* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Gremmy Thoumeaux's fantasies can create fully-functional people, change landscapes, render bones too brittle to function, and heal injuries or kill just by imagining wounds never occurred or people are already dead. He can even create fully functional clones of himself whose presence increases the power of his imagination. If he loses focus on imagining something the effect will end, though indirect injuries will remain. The ability has two drawbacks: If he doubts himself, his power can make the doubts real; and if he uses his power to do something he can't imagine, it can result in a SuperpowerMeltdown.* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Spiral Energy is essentially this. It's the force of willpower manifested into various forms. By the end of the series, Simon is able to harness it to do practically anything. Mostly the [[GonnaNeedMoreX making of]] [[ThisIsADrill bigger drills]]. It's even green too (with the exception of Lord Genome's powers, which are an evil red color). * In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', Haruna owns a magical sketchbook which allows her to summon ''[[ArtInitiatesLife anything she draws]]'' as a magical beast. Thus far she's used it to fight, to decoy enemies by summoning clones of her friends, to tie enemies up by summoning tentacle-ermines (don't ask), stopping a ''Gatling gun barrage'' by summoning a swarm of small creatures (more ermines) to get in the way of the bullets, making a flying manta ray to avoid enemies on, and creating several [[PowerPerversionPotential modified golems of other characters]].** Shadow using magic also qualifies; Takane D. Goodman creates shadow golems for attack and defense (as well as clothing), the other shadow magic user creates blades and such. Haruna has the better imagination, ''and'' she can reuse a drawing.** Also from Negima is Jack Rakan, whose artifact allows him to create literally any weapon. Normally he'll just go with a BFS, since that suits his style best, but the fact remains that if it's a weapon of any sort, he can make it. The kicker? He doesn't even need his artifact to beat most opponents, he's just that ungodly strong.* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Teitoku Kakine has the power to create and manipulate constructs out of dark matter, which is rather similar to a Green Lantern's power.** An immensely complex and powerful spell called "Ars Magna" can also do this: when it's in effect, anything the caster thinks of becomes reality. [[spoiler:Izzard is defeated through exploiting the obvious weakness in this: if the caster thinks of things that can defeat him, then they shall appear as well.]]* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' series Ditto's Transform move not only lets it turn into Pokemon, but face masks, arms, keys, umbrellas, ''full sized working cannons'' etc. Pretty much whatever it needs.* Demons' robes in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' can do anything from creating lifelike replicas to looking into the past, limited mainly by the skill of the user and the mass of the robe.* The titular character from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' has godlike powers, meaning she can twist reality and create any thing/situation she wants. The only catch is she doesn't realize she has this ability.* ''Manga/FairyTail'''s Rusty Rose has this with his magic: Arc of Embodiment.** There's actually a fair number of these in ''Fairy Tail''. At the most basic level, you have Molding magic, which allows you to create objects or weapons out of an element (Ice, Wood... even Memory). Then you have Solid Script, an attack which takes the form of the word you write (iron, fire, etc.).* In ''{{Manga/MAR}}'', Ginta can use magic stones to imagine pretty much any ability for Babbo. There only seems to be a vague limit of what he can do based on his own magical power, but if he has the energy, it can be done. Snow is understandably underwhelmed when the first things he comes up with are a plain hammer and dagger.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comics]]* The Power Rings from ''Franchise/GreenLantern''. [[ComboPlatterPowers In addition to the primary ability]] of creating anything the user could think of, it also had a knowledge database that allowed it to translate any language, flight, and gave its user the ability to survive in any environment. Oddly, he was once able to create a ''Turkish-English Dictionary'' with his ring in the Janissary arc. Which really shouldn't have been necessary, considering the aforementioned translation function.** Kyle Rayner ([[WriteWhoYouKnow a comic book artist]]) is notable as one of the most powerful and dangerous Green Lanterns ''because'' of his overactive imagination. He's been known to spawn entire ''armies'' of constructs (many of them {{Shout Out}}s to various other comic books, manga, and anime).** There's also the other Lantern Corps, all of whom are capable of the same matter-creation as Green ones, though different Lantern Corps apply their GreenLanternRing powers differently. The Raging [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Red Lanterns]] typically vomit their energies from their mouth as a sort of acid, which can also corrode other Corps' constructs. [[Characters/GLOrangeLanternCorps Orange Lanterns]] are the physical recreations of Larfleeze's victims (as he is the only true member of the corps of Greed) in addition to being standard constructs. [[Characters/GLSinestroCorps Yellow]] is like Green but with Fear as its power source, [[Characters/GLBlueLanternCorps Blue Lanterns]] usually just let their Ring make a copy of whatever the target will feel Hope about, unless a Green Lantern is around to supercharge it. [[Characters/GLStarSapphireCorps Violet]] has the basic powers and imprison with Love. [[Characters/GLIndigoTribe The Indigo Tribe]] has the basic power set, weaponized Compassion, and the ability to tap into any of the other colors' powers.** The ''Comicbook/LightsOut'' storyline reveals that there these powers do have a serious limitation: [[spoiler:the source of their powers, the Emotion Spectrum, is ''finite''.]]** While it usually doesn't come up, the ''Rebirth'' storyarc reveals another limitation to the Green Lanterns' rings: focusing your will to create an object through them takes a ''huge'' amount of concentration and willpower. Green Arrow feels like he just ran a marathon after making a simple arrow with a ring. Kyle confirms that this happens every time he uses the ring. It's likely one of the reasons the rings are programmed to seek out badass determinators: they're the only ones who have the mental fortitude to even use the rings in the first place.* With Marvel, there's the Quantum Bands, belonging to ''ComicBook/{{Quasar}}''. They do pretty much the same as the Green Lantern rings, only they're not technology, or run by willpower, and they come with the slight design flaw that kills anyone incapable of wielding them. And yet an OmnicidalManiac like Annihilus was able to hang on to them for several months in-universe.* BlackPanther's ArchNemesis Klaw has the ability to create virtually anything he can imagine out of [[MakeMeWannaShout sound energy]].* Invisible Woman of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' has this ability, given to her after her original ability turned out to be so useless that writers had to give her a reason to even EXIST. If you're a spy, a thief or an assassin, or just a phenomenally skill martial artist, being able to turn invisible at will would be quite useful by itself. But Sue is none of those things, and an otherwise ordinary human who can turn invisible isn't much help against enemies with superhuman strength. They pulled that off pretty well, considering that she is now the strongest member of the team. Basically, she's become an Invisible Lantern over the years, being able to shape her invisible forcefields into any sort of constructs she wants but with the added advantage that [[CaptainObvious her enemies can't see them]].* Deliciously subverted in Creator/GrantMorrison's ''Comicbook/DoomPatrol'' with the villain called the Quiz, who has "every superpower you hadn't thought of". Combating the Quiz consisted of listing as many super powers one could summon up before she could come up with her Green Lantern's Ring effect.** The Answer, a villain from the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' series, has pretty much the same "power", allowing him to do whatever is required to "answer" a situation. For some reason this doesn't make him omnipotent, and he does get trounced by Spidey fairly often. Though in hindsight, it makes sense. An answer isn't always correct. Or there could be more than one correct answers.* The Staff of One from ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'' lets Niko cause any effect she can name -- [[ItOnlyWorksOnce once]]. Any attempt to do the same thing twice causes random effects, ranging from silly (summoning pelicans) to massively inconvenient (teleporting her miles away). They are a bit inconsistent about this, but at least early on it seems it is not limited to the ''effect'' but to the actual ''[[SemanticSuperpower command word]]''; there are examples of Nico trying to come up with synonyms for words she has already used.* Very much unsubverted in at least one {{Elseworld}} story, where ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' gets a power ring. Because giving the [[MemeticMutation goddamned Batman]] a weapon based on intelligence, creativity, and willpower seemed like ''such'' a good idea at the time...** {{Franchise/Batman}} actually tried on Hal Jordan's ring, at Jordan's urging, in canon a few years ago. With the way Green Lantern rings specifically work [[{{Retcon}} these days]], he had to [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind face his inner psyche]], with [[WhatDoTheyFearEpisode ring-made bats and a specter of his parents]] facing him down. He came out of it with a lot more respect for Jordan than before.--->'''Batman:''' You go through that ''every time''?--->'''Green Lantern:''' Yes.* ComicBook/PlasticMan's elasticity gave him the power to turn into virtually anything he wanted, with ill-defined limits, including machines with moving parts such as spinning wheels, gears or propellers, a giant aerosol can [[PlotHole full of bug spray]], and in some sillier stories a working magnet (and in at least one case, [[PowerPerversionPotential "anything he wanted"]] included Franchise/WonderWoman). The catch to all that is that he can't change his colors and is pretty much stuck to his skin color, red and black. Now his son on the other hand...* Marvel's very own ComicBook/{{Galactus}} (and to a lesser extent his heralds) possesses the Power Cosmic, which was at some point described as being able to control [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction the four Fundamental Interactions of the universe]]. Whatever this would entail in RealLife, what it allows Galactus to do in the comics boils down to "Anything he wants". There are limits to what he can do, but these limits are so high that it's only ever an issue if he encounters one of the two or three people that are stronger than he is.* Any comic book wizard, sorcerer, or magician can pretty much [[AssPull pull a spell out of their ass]] to do it. Unless the plot says they can't use a particular power, ''even if they've done exactly that before''. * The Star Brand from ComicBook/TheNewUniverse easily fits this trope. It can do just about anything the user wants, from flying to immortality. However, it has a tons of downsides to it, including being unable to be fully rid of the power (passing it leaves you with 10% of the power and you can drain it completely, but there's the possibility that you'll get it back or accidentally pass it on) and it can only be held by living beings (the two times it was placed on inanimate objects? Gave people superpowers and turned Pittsburgh into a crater, respectively). When the New U's Earth was brought to the Marvel U, it was placed in quarantine because the Star Brand ''upset the balance of the universe''.* Comicbook/{{Spawn}} has the power to do almost anything, but the bigger the feat is, the more it uses up his limited energy pool. [[CastFromLifeSpan Once it's all gone, he gets a one-way trip to Hell.]]* [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Beast Boy]], ComicBook/{{Vixen}} and Comicbook/AnimalMan's powers all revolve around either turning into or gaining the abilities of whatever animal they can think of. The thing is, what does and does not qualify as an animal is incredibly vague, meaning they have a good deal of variety, and can transform into/copy even other sentient species (how's a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kryptonian]] strike your fancy? How about an [[{{ComicBook/Darkseid}} Apokalypsian]]?). To make matters even more confusing, on at least one occasion when Vixen's powers were limited to "the Human animal" her abilities allowed her to copy the powers of other superpowered Humans, even those whose powers weren't natural...and Superman...and an actual Franchise/GreenLantern (it was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d that this didn't make sense, though, and it eventually turned out to be the work of a RealityWarper).** Other DC characters with similarly open-ended abilities include ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}} the Element Man and Mr. 104, who can transform into any ''chemical'' they can think of, along with other VoluntaryShapeshifting tricks.** Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. (Yes, he was a ''Comicbook/DoomPatrol'' villain, how'd you guess?)* Bunker, a member of the Comicbook/TeenTitans introduced in the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, is capable of creating and manipulating "psionic brick" structures. By his own admission, he needs practice, and his ability to make things much more complicated than a simple wall or "gloves" for his fists is pretty limited, but he's confident that eventually he'll be virtually indistinguishable from an ''actual'' Green Lantern.* Ibis the Invincible, a character from the ''Comicbook/{{Shazam}}'' books, has the Ibistick, a staff that can do anything. [[RealityWarper Anything.]] The only limitation is that he has to ask the Ibistick aloud to do it. As a result, Ibis is [[VictoryIsBoring so bored with life]] that he spends most of his time in suspended animation.* The ComicBook/{{New 52}}'s version of ComicBook/PhantomLady has [[TrickedOutGloves black light gloves]] that can manifest darkness into [[OminousFog black fog]], HardLight objects (like razors and shields) and [[LivingShadow living shadows]].* [[StarWars The Force]] especially in the EU is shown to be able to do just about anything the plot wants it to. From the more common things like shooting lightning from the hands, [[PsychicStrangle choking people]], seeing the future, etc. to more exotic things like moving objects to size of Star Destroyers, mutating life into insanely dangerous creatures, and so on. If the plot needs it The Force can do it, the only thing that keeps it from being a StoryBreakerPower is how fickle The Force tends to be as to what it'll allow people to do.* In ''ComicBook/DeathVigil'', Clara's veilripper is a pen that allows her to draw things into existence.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, as a PostHumousCharacter and former SHIELD Agent. His primary job? Act as a counter-measure to freaking ''ComicBook/{{Magneto}}.'' And by all accounts, including Magneto's own, he was very good at it. By the time of the story, the [[RingOfPower ring]] has vanished. [[spoiler: It later reappears in the possession of Doctor Strange, who gives it to a teenage Carol Danvers in chapter 75 and conveniently fails to mention that it's a lot more than just an enchanted ring. He takes it back in chapter 78, remarking that it was only ever a loaner, in large part because Carol is a teenager and the ring doesn't usually take teenage wielders for very good reason. However, he notes that in both his opinion and that of the ring, she was an excellent wielder and a strong future candidate.]]* This is the way the Sealing Arts are displayed in most ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanfictions. If one just has the idea and the intelligence to find the correct array, one can do nearly ANYTHING with seals. * [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Sam's]] ghost powers in the ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' are like this, similar to how the Green Lanterns' rings work, [[WordOfGod as the author has mentioned many times]].* In ''Fanfic/ConsequencesOfUnoriginality'', Emeris has this amongst his unicorn magic, creating tool constructs which are explicitly compared to the Green Lanterns'.[[/folder]]

[[folder: Film - Animated]]* Elsa's [[AnIcePerson Snow Queen powers]] in Disney's ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is depicted like this. Besides the usual freezing blasts, blizzards, ice spikes, ice walls, and ice shields, she could also create clothes woven from ice, create ice structures of all kinds including an entire IcePalace, and even [[CreatingLife create sentient life]] made of snow. [[/folder]]

[[folder: Film - Live Action]]* The title character of ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' gets God's powers, and aside from the two rules God gives him (No telling people he's God or affecting free will), he can do anything he wants, using the power of thought alone.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* Dhyarra crystals in the German horror/fantasy/SF series ''Professor Zamorra'' are this, essentially drawing upon "cosmic energies" to turn what their user imagines into reality. Downsides include the need for fairly intense concentration (temporary effects are repeatedly shown to be easily dispelled simply by distracting the user) and very ''precise'' visualization for complex tasks at least, as well as the fact that a crystal too powerful for a given user to control will burn out their mind and leave them dead or a drooling vegetable in short order. And you can't gauge an unknown crystal's power level just by looking at it...* This is the power of imagers in L.E. Modsitt's Imager Portfolio. Unusually for this trope, it carries the associated risk of rewriting the universe through your daydreams or nightmares. For example, the hero discovers his powers when he starts daydreaming about his master's (he's a journeyman artist at that point) JerkAss son blowing himself up by mixing some oils wrongly. Next thing he knows: BOOM!!! Similarly, it's mentioned that no imager is allowed to sleep in the same room as any other human, including his wife, because of the risk of imaging in his sleep.* This is basically how sorcery works in ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. Belgarath describes it as 'The Will and the Word' - imagine what you want to happen, then say a word to release your Will and make it happen. Practically, you're limited by how much energy you can safely use but more importantly you have to be able to envisage what you want to achieve. This encourages sorcerors to spend lots of time in study, as knowledge vastly expands their available repertoire. As an absolute limit, it's impossible to 'unmake' anything. The universe doesn't like it, and unmakes you instead.* In {{Literature/Citadel}} Kerry Dragon has a limited version of this power that effectively lets her turn into any one of a number of dragons.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]* In one episode of ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfRobinHood'', Rob acquires a unicorn horn to fight the BigBad. He can command it to turn into anything from a weapon, to a ladder, to a length of rope. Towards the end he's flailing a bit, and just yells, "Give me what I need!"* This is acknowledged in-universe in ''Series/ResshaSentaiTokkyuger''. The Rangers train-themed powers and HumongousMecha are literally fueled by their [[MemeticMutation IMAGINAAAATION]], and a lot of what they do comes off almost as a children's game of pretend, such as switching their colors around because it sounds like a fun idea, their FinishingMove being what they see as a fitting punishment for the MonsterOfTheWeek, or their mecha's controls working as they imagine they would.* Magic in ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' works like this most of the time.--> '''Valerie''': ''(Upon witnessing Sabrina's magic)'' So you basically think of something, you point with your finger and that something happens?--> '''Sabrina''': That would be the technical definition.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]* ''TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression'' [=PCs=] ''are'' {{Green Lantern Ring}}s. Sure, they may only have a raygun and a door-opening device on them when you [[LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard trap them in your warehouse]], but depending on their abilities, they could build just about ''anything'' in there.* In ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'', to most traditionally simulate the actual Green Lantern ring, most players take the Create Object power, which basically allows them to make anything they want out of thin air.* Dynamic Sorcery from ''TabletopGame/BigEyesSmallMouth'' acts as one of these, with the higher levels enabling the user to create more powerful effects.* In ''TabletopGame/ChuubosMarvelousWishGrantingEngine'', Reality Syndrome can grant any wish you have, it's just that it tends to backfire unless you're careful with it. It even has powers that let you pull objects out of your daydreams.* Iolithae Septimian in ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'' can, if she's careful, change ''anything'' with a sufficiently powerful miracle, as long as she can think of a way to phrase it as a lie.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* In ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', the key to progressing through the game's various puzzles is not about unlocking new items, all of which are available from square one, but discovering new usable items and new ways of using them to create the desired effect. If you can make a garage door opener with an EldritchAbomination tied to a pirate or bribe an army of kappa into fighting the zombie hordes for you by feeding them cucumbers, more power to you.** That said, one of the complaints lodged against the game was how often creativity was left off the menu. Sure, you ''could'' try to do something inventive, but you were at the mercy of whether or not the programmers had programmed the items you were trying to use so that they could interact the way you were trying to use them. Many of the things you could summon which theoretically should have been incredibly helpful weren't actually programmed to do anything at all.** On the other hand, this is somewhat justified as the game (and it's sequel) have essentially the contents of a dictionary plus adjectives. Trying to figure out a way to get all of that to work would be... tricky.* The ''Drawn'' games center on Iris, a young princess in hiding, whose drawings, paintings, and paper cut-outs all come to life. The player must explore, make use of, repair, or complete Iris's artwork to succeed.* In ''Videogame/InfamousSecondSon'', Eugene Sims has the ability to create projections from virtual characters. In his case, he uses his powers to create angels and demons from his favorite video game, which Delsin gains to a limited extent after he absorbs his power.[[/folder]]

[[folder:VisualNovels]]* Arcueid Brunestud from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' has what is known as the Marble Phantasm. Marble Phantasm is the ability to reproduce any situation found in nature. Uses shown include turning a hallway into a vacuum in a manner that vaporizes the contents of the hallway, summoning the moon from the future (somehow), dropping the moon on people, summoning mystical castles and potentially turning herself a magical girl, if ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' is to be believed. Is it any wonder she doesn't get a chance to show off much in Tsukihime? All she's limited by are her natural strength[[note]]Note: She's ''by far'' the strongest member of the cast and probably the strongest regularly appearing Nasuverse character[[/note]] and the fact that it can't do tricks that break the laws of nature.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Webcomics]]* The outsiders have this in Modding as [[http://centralcitytower.wordpress.com/category/modding/ explained here.]]* Blinker Stones in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' work much like this, acting as a "lens" for psychic abilities, which means they can do pretty much anything. It's specifically mentioned that eventually the user becomes powerful enough that they can't use it, and have to rely on their own powers.* In ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'', oneironauts of Spades and Diamonds Suits can alter reality of dream at will - Spades can make the dream look however they want it to, and Diamonds can create material objects.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]* Guardsman, a member of the Roleplay/{{Global Guardians|PBEMUniverse}} superhero team, wears a special costume (given to him by aliens) that allows him to manipulate "solid energy". But then, he's an obvious CaptainErsatz of Franchise/GreenLantern.* Derek the Bard, host of WebVideo/WarningReadersAdvisory wears and uses an actual Green Lantern ring.* The Lamplighter of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse has a lamp that lets him do Green Lantern-esque things with light. He hasn't been used as a hero yet. Riptide has aquakinesis, and is a side character, but when she had to stop The Lamplighter from killing Chaka, she found out she could do pretty much whatever she wanted if she had enough water.* ''[[http://jlandl.blogspot.se/2012/05/what-is-believable-after-apocalypse.html Half Full]]'' posits a future where ''everyone'' has imagination based superpowers with no restrictions whatsoever. Unsurprisingly, there is war.* In {{Literature/Citadel}} Kerry Dragon has a limited version of this power that effectively lets her turn into any one of a number of dragons.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* In an ironic subversion, ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'''s Former Marine John Stewart was once criticized by his former Green Lantern Corps mentor about the militaristic, uncreative use of his ring, mainly as a [[BarrierWarrior blaster weapon and forcefield]]. This itself was actually an echo of the early disputes among the fandom in regards to both his character and limited abilities. Following this episode, Stewart began to increasingly be more creative with his ring, culminating in "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS1E3KidStuff Kid Stuff]]" where he was reverted to a child and his ring's power increased exponentially due to his active (if not overactive) imagination.-->'''Kid Green Lantern''': I'll make a laser cannon! No, a missile launcher! Oh -- oh, I know!\\'''Kid Batman''': Just pick something!** And by the end of ''that'' episode? He uses the ring to make himself a ''HumongousMecha'' bristling with every weapon you could ever think of. And uses it to launch a MacrossMissileMassacre, the NoOneCouldSurviveThat type. {{Genre Blind|ness}} much?** The early lack of creativity was somewhat galling in the face of his comics origin, where he was, yes, a Marine, but also a fully-trained ''architect''. More likely it was due to budget and scheduling as much as anything.*** This seems to no longer be the case in comics either. In ''Green Lantern: Rebirth'', Hal Jordan narrates about how John's architectural background influences his constructs; everything is meticulously detailed, even including individual screws and moving parts. Hal has specifically stated that "None of John's constructs are hollow." In fact, a recent scene had John Stewart attempting to recreate an entire planet with his ring, only for it to inform him that the willpower limit was exceeded. Just think about that for a second...** During ChristmasEpisode, in which John gets into a snowball fight, he does things like creating multiple hands to toss snowballs. The implication being that he uses his ring in a purely utilitarian manner only when he's ''fighting''. Which given the nature of the show is the vast majority of what he's seen using it for.* Ecto-Manipulation in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. It's not just for shooting beams out of your hands -- a skilled ghost can essentially create anything through the use of their own Ectos. Vlad alone managed to create tangible forms with his (such as a rope or a giant batter). They can also telepathically lift objects and in the rare instance shown, trail their Ectos to do whatever they want them to do. The possibilities are limitless.* [[ArtAttacker Splatter Phoenix]] from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' can basically create anything with her brush. [[TooPowerfulToLive That's probably the reason she is killed off in her second episode.]]* A kid in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' had the ability to create things he thought of, which his brother took advantage of.* Played straight in ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'', for obvious reasons, but also subverted when the Interceptor needs repairs. Hal asks if a ring construct would suffice until they could get back to Oa for proper repairs. Aya replies that the construct would have to be an exact duplicate of the coil and its 56 moving parts to within a 0.8162 micron tolerance, which none of the Lanterns have the skill to replicate.* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' introduces an ancient device used by one of the first Cybertronians called the Forge of Solus Prime, with its explicit power being that it can take raw material and hammer it into any device desired by those who wields it and created other legendary weapons like [[AncestralWeapon The Star Saber]]. They do suggest that it has its limitations in that the creator has to have a basic understanding of how the device is supposed to work and not literally forming anything you can think of. * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has the Green Lantern {{Expy}} Radiance from the [[ShowWithinAShow comic book]] Power Ponies, who can create purple energy constructs using the gems covering her costume.** Rarity gets this for real in ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E23InspirationManifestation Inspiration Manifestation]]''. Unfortunately, in an obvious allegory of drug addition, it also comes with a side of BrainwashedAndCrazy: she stops eating and sleeping, and grows increasingly manic until she gets free of it.* The Orb Of Quite Remarkable Power in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' basically functions as a spherical Green Lantern Ring. Parodied when Psycrowe used it to fight Jim, and at one point accidentally tried to drop a giant hamburger on him because he was thinking about lunch.* In ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'', a supervillain called The Terror possessed a device that could create anything he wanted. In one flashback he created a flood of chocolate that nearly drowned a superhero. In the present day, the elderly Terror plans to come out of retirement by retrieving the device. He is foiled thanks to the Tick and the also elderly heroes who stopped him in the past. In the end, the Tick promises to destroy the device, but can't resist using it to make a BLT. He's disappointed with it since it didn't have any mayo. The machine responds by dumping a ton of mayo on his head.[[/folder]]